Sr. Production Manager, Short Film Animation

Hybrid Work Model

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Job Summary:

Responsible for all organizational aspects of production scheduling and budgeting. Assist the Senior Director of Animation in managing the daytoday operations of nonSonic shortform animation development production and postproduction.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• You will primarily focus on the development production and postproduction of various nonSonic the Hedgehog entertainment content but will also be part of the Sonic the Hedgehog production team in an assisting and advisory role.
• Assist the Senior Director of Animation in identifying external development and production partners as well as in creating production schedules and budgets by gathering and providing necessary data and materials.
• Assist the Senior Director of Animation in aligning the departments goals with the Transmedia/Legacy teams strategy and the needs of other departments by setting up and organizing meetings with internal and external parties and keeping records of the meetings.
• Stay current with trends and new technologies in the animation industry and inform the Sega team.
• Stay up to date with all partnership and production service contracts for future troubleshooting.
• Be an expert on all past SEGA legacy games products and animations and be familiar with all characters in the SEGA universe.
• Stay current on all nonSonic and Sonic game developments and develop a working knowledge of all SEGA properties.
• Serve as a liaison with the Social Media team PD producers and licensing managers to maintain open communication channels and maximize synergy among departments.
• Act as a hub for information and material exchange with production studios for nonSonic shortform animation ensuring the effective and accurate flow of company instructions to the studios.
• Keep track of all production materials and archives.
• Maintain the departments contact list.
• Keep the departments server folders organized and up to date.
• Maintain the departments physical and data assets.
• Deliver materials to internal and external distribution partners and maintain detailed records of all asset movement.
• Prepare accounts payable request forms for nonSonic title productions.
• Keep records for all department nonSonic production meetings and weekly department meetings.
• Support the Senior Director of Animation in the daytoday management of nonSonic shortform productions and postproductions:
  • Obtain approvals on creative materials.
  • Gather and organize notes from various parties and create consolidated digestible notes for the studio.
  • Maintain an itemized deliverables list and communicate effectively with external teams.
  • Anticipate issues and delays by maintaining and updating production and postproduction schedules.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Working inoffice is an essential function of this position. This requirement for facetoface interaction ensures effective supervision collaboration and teamwork. Inoffice attendance is required for the following reasons:
  • To provide effective supervision of employees and work products ensuring all employees receive necessary oversight access to supervisory assistance and opportunities for meetings to review work product deadlines and status.
  • To foster communication and collaboration among team members by enabling spontaneous brainstorming sessions and exchanges of ideas providing quick access to colleagues for collaborative problemsolving and promoting stronger cohesion within teams.
  • To enhance the sharing of information necessary for effective job performance and successful product creation.
  • To improve understanding of our stakeholders work and business needs facilitate a more seamless and organic workflow and ultimately increase efficiency and successful outcomes.

Qualifications and Skills:

• 8 years of experience in a similar production role in animation.
• Knowledge of animation production and postproduction.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong understanding of the tools and technology resources necessary to run postproduction.
• Passion for creating firstclass quality entertainment.
• Team player who is highly collaborative and flexible.
• Demonstrated handson television production experience (promos ads music videos etc.).
• Ability to operate quickly and calmly within complex and highpressure environments while setting and maintaining key priorities.